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Greece to spend 780 million euros to protect marine biodiversity, PM says
Date: April 15, 2024
Greece to spend 780 million euros to protect marine biodiversity, PM says ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece is pushing ahead with 21 initiatives worth 780 million euros ($830.9 million) to protect marine biodiversity and tackle coastal pollution, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Monday ahead of an international conference. Greece, which includes thousands of islands and...
UK fintechs ask government for help to ease capital shortages
Date: April 15, 2024
UK fintechs ask government for help to ease capital shortages By Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON (Reuters) -Leaders of the UK’s financial technology industry are urging the British government to increase tax relief and help them raise more investment, as some executives warn a shortage of domestic investors is holding back the sector. Trade body Innovate Finance’s...
BNP Paribas to become top investor in Belgian insurer Ageas
Date: April 15, 2024
BNP Paribas to become top investor in Belgian insurer Ageas PARIS/HONG KONG (Reuters) -BNP Paribas, the euro zone’s biggest bank, has agreed to buy a 9% stake in the Belgian insurer Ageas from China’s Fosun Group for about 730 million euros ($780 million), a deal that will make BNPP Ageas’ biggest shareholder. The deal ends...
Hungary to consider fuel price intervention, says economy minister
Date: April 15, 2024
Hungary to consider fuel price intervention, says economy minister BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary’s government will consider whether to enforce lower fuel prices after a review by the Central Statistics Office (KSH) of regional average price levels, Economy Minister Marton Nagy told business daily Vilaggazdasag. Nagy last week put pressure on fuel suppliers to cut petrol...
Recruiter PageGroup’s quarterly profit slumps 13% as hiring remains subdued
Date: April 15, 2024
Recruiter PageGroup’s quarterly profit slumps 13% as hiring remains subdued (Reuters) – UK’s PageGroup reported on Monday a nearly 13% drop in group gross profit in the first three months of 2024 due to slow hiring across its markets, and said job flows deteriorated toward the end of the quarter. Global recruiters have flagged persistent...
Home improvement retailer Kingfisher names Claudia Arney as new chair
Date: April 15, 2024
Home improvement retailer Kingfisher names Claudia Arney as new chair LONDON (Reuters) – European home improvement retailer Kingfisher said on Monday that Chair Andrew Cosslett will step down in June after seven years in the role and will be succeeded by non-executive director Claudia Arney. The changes will take place at the conclusion of the...